UK Demands Plain Packaging for Vapes in Youth Crackdown
Ministers are set to enforce stark new rules on vape packaging and flavours to combat the alarming rise in youth vaping, mirroring successful tobacco legislation.
Ministers are set to enforce stark new rules on vape packaging and flavours to combat the alarming rise in youth vaping, mirroring successful tobacco legislation.
The UK government is set to introduce a major public health law to ban disposable vapes and enforce plain packaging to curb youth vaping. Get the full details on the new regulations.
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